offset a loft?

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Permalink Reply by dcay on September 6, 2009 at 3:28am

u could use the move geometry component and apply a factor to the input vector to modify offset distance

Permalink Reply by Theunis du Toit on September 6, 2009 at 4:12am

Hi dcay, would the move component give you an equal offset distance on a curved surface though?

Permalink Reply by morphedian on October 30, 2009 at 5:59am

it depends on the surface.
usually (double curved surfaces) i would say NO, scaling is not a proper replacement of the offset-method, the result of the offset is another surface, the result of the scaling is the same surface (just bigger).

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Permalink Reply by Vicente Soler on September 6, 2009 at 5:24am

I guess you've tried the offset component under the surface tab? Why isn't it behaving as expected?

Permalink Reply by Stuart Fingerhut on October 30, 2009 at 5:07am

yeah, i'll post my files shortly. just jumped back on this project for pedestals for a gallery exhibit. still not working as i'd like.

Permalink Reply by Stuart Fingerhut on October 31, 2009 at 2:23am

so here are the files i've been working with. it seems pretty basic, but no so as of yet. thanks in advance!

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